> Dear Group,
>
> Just to be a pain in the ass because I'm having a tough month. (And I just
> lowered the price of THE EXILES today on our website in preparation for the
> home video release next month so I'm still agreeing with you.) In the past
> on this listserv, librarians have stated that when they loan out videos,
> they should not be responsible for worrying whether those people are showing
> the films publicly or not. It seems to be a double standard. Some (not
> all) librarians don't want to pay for PPR and are not happy when they're
> forced to, but some (not all) are not willing to protect the distributors
> who are doing right by them. Just my own daily...
>
> From a person who saw that there was still another illegal screening of I
> AM CUBA, this time at Sarah Lawrence...
>
> Dennis
> Milestone
>
> On Thu, Oct 29, 2009 at 2:14 PM, <ghandman@library.berkeley.edu> wrote:
>
>> A simple request to all involved:
>>
>> It's easy enough (and the honest thing to do) in a catalog to offer three
>> prices:
>>
>> 1. Home video (does not include performance rights)
>> 2. Film with performance rights
>> 3. Institutional buyers (which includes performance rights)
>>
>> The above acknowledges pricing based on buyer type and avoids making it
>> sound as if institutions automatically require performance rights.
>>
>> Gary
>>
>>
>> > I'll chime in here from the 'seedy distributor' point of view:
>> >
>> > When I send out announcements regarding films available with PPR, I am
>> > well aware that some (not all)
>> > of our titles are available at consumer prices and that many public
>> > librarians (and Gary and Christine) will purchase the consumer
>> > version, hence my language
>> > regarding the PPR license. If you don't need PPR, my request is this:
>> > please, if possible, buy the consumer version direct from us
>> > at:www.alivemindmedia.com
>> > . When you
>> > do so, our filmmakers generally receive close to 50% of the SRP. When
>> > you purchase through Amazon or other online retail sites, however,
>> > they get 50% from the wholesale price, minus the sub distribution fee
>> > which accounts for another big chunk, almost 20%.
>> > We would like to work with you to build your collections based on your
>> > needs while also representing and protecting our filmmakers best
>> > interests.
>> >
>> > Our definition of PPR:
>> >
>> > When you purchase any of our Alive Mind Education titles, whether you
>> > are a public library, college, university, corporation or non profit
>> > group, public performance rights are included. Public performance
>> > rights allow educational and non profit groups to exhibit our films to
>> > groups of 50 or fewer individuals where admission is not charged. The
>> > term of the public performance license is for the life of the DVD.
>> > However, if you intend to screen it to an admission paying audience of
>> > over 50 and to publicly advertise it, then we ask that you contact us
>> > regarding a public screening fee.
>> >
>> > Best,
>> >
>> > Elizabeth
>> >
>> > Elizabeth Sheldon
>> > Vice President
>> > Alive Mind Education
>> > 56 W. 45th St., Suite 805
>> > New York, NY 10036
>> > (212) 398-3112 tele
>> >
>> > www.alivemindeducation.com
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > On Oct 29, 2009, at 1:21 PM, GODIN, CHRISTINE wrote:
>> >
>> >> We don't pay more for books. And yes, some journal subscriptions
>> >> have an
>> >> institutional price which frankly is discouraging to libraries with
>> >> limited budgets. Most of those come through the aggregators now which
>> >> provides online service, indexing, and remote access. Most of my $250
>> >> and up videos have a limited audience.
>> >> If I had to pay an institutional price for all media, I would have far
>> >> far fewer titles on the shelves. I don't think that is good for
>> >> anyone.
>> >>
>> >> Christine Crowley Godin
>> >> Dean of Learning Resources
>> >> Adjunct Faculty, Theatre
>> >> Northwest Vista College
>> >> 3535 N. Ellison Dr.
>> >> San Antonio, TX 78251
>> >> 210.486.4572 voice
>> >> 210.486.4504 fax
>> >> cgodin@alamo.edu (new email as of Aug. 1, 2009)
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> -----Original Message-----
>> >> From: videolib-bounces@lists.berkeley.edu
>> >> [mailto:videolib-bounces@lists.berkeley.edu] On Behalf Of Jo Ann
>> >> Reynolds
>> >> Sent: Thursday, October 29, 2009 12:12 PM
>> >> To: videolib@lists.berkeley.edu
>> >> Subject: Re: [Videolib] The Daily Bitch
>> >>
>> >> I guess I wonder why libraries wouldn't pay more, the way we do with
>> >> books and journal subscriptions. Our corporate mission, after all,
>> >> is to
>> >> facilitate access to lots of users, not just one as with the home
>> >> market. Vendors know we'll be lending to multiple users although I
>> >> doubt, for some of the material we purchase we are taking sales away
>> >> from them.
>> >>
>> >> Jo Ann
>> >>
>> >> Jo Ann Reynolds
>> >> Reserve Services Coordinator
>> >> University of Connecticut
>> >> Homer Babbidge Library
>> >> Storrs, CT
>> >> 860-486-1406
>> >> jo_ann.reynolds@uconn.edu
>> >>
>> >> Question Reality
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> -----Original Message-----
>> >> From: videolib-bounces@lists.berkeley.edu
>> >> [mailto:videolib-bounces@lists.berkeley.edu] On Behalf Of GODIN,
>> >> CHRISTINE
>> >> Sent: Thursday, October 29, 2009 1:06 PM
>> >> To: videolib@lists.berkeley.edu
>> >> Subject: Re: [Videolib] The Daily Bitch
>> >>
>> >> Amen! We buy a lot of titles through distributors who don't sell to
>> >> the
>> >> home video market and those titles are possibly going to need PPR for
>> >> us. For the most part, though, if I can get it at the home video price
>> >> for basic classroom use, I will. And do.
>> >>
>> >> Christine Crowley Godin
>> >> Dean of Learning Resources
>> >> Adjunct Faculty, Theatre
>> >> Northwest Vista College
>> >> 3535 N. Ellison Dr.
>> >> San Antonio, TX 78251
>> >> 210.486.4572 voice
>> >> 210.486.4504 fax
>> >> cgodin@alamo.edu (new email as of Aug. 1, 2009)
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> -----Original Message-----
>> >> From: videolib-bounces@lists.berkeley.edu
>> >> [mailto:videolib-bounces@lists.berkeley.edu] On Behalf Of
>> >> ghandman@library.berkeley.edu
>> >> Sent: Thursday, October 29, 2009 11:49 AM
>> >> To: videolib@lists.berkeley.edu
>> >> Subject: [Videolib] The Daily Bitch
>> >>
>> >> Hi all (and particularly you distributors out there)
>> >>
>> >> I need to vent about an increasingly common practice which really
>> >> frosts
>> >> me:
>> >> I continue to encounter cases in which a distributor will sell a
>> >> work on
>> >> amazon at home video prices and at the same time will sell the same
>> >> work
>> >> at institutional prices via the distributor's web site. In such
>> >> cases--because I don't require performance rights--I'll ALWAYS buy the
>> >> amazon copy. However, I've recently encountered cases where the
>> >> vendor
>> >> has gotten back to us and has refused to sell at the home video price.
>> >> This is dishonest and sucky, to say the least. If the game plan is to
>> >> strictly bifurcate the market (institutional/home), distributors
>> >> should
>> >> NOT be putting their stuff out in the home video market via home video
>> >> venues like amazon. The practice is confusing, a bit seedy, and
>> >> time-wasting.
>> >>
>> >> OK...there...
>> >>
>> >> Gary Handman
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> Gary Handman
>> >> Director
>> >> Media Resources Center
>> >> Moffitt Library
>> >> UC Berkeley
>> >>
>> >> 510-643-8566
>> >> ghandman@library.berkeley.edu
>> >> http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/MRC>> >>
>> >> "I have always preferred the reflection of life to life itself."
>> >> --Francois Truffaut
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> VIDEOLIB is intended to encourage the broad and lively discussion of
>> >> issues relating to the selection, evaluation,
>> >> acquisition,bibliographic
>> >> control, preservation, and use of current and evolving video formats
>> >> in
>> >> libraries and related institutions. It is hoped that the list will
>> >> serve
>> >> as an effective working tool for video librarians, as well as a
>> >> channel
>> >> of communication between libraries,educational institutions, and video
>> >> producers and distributors.
>> >>
>> >> VIDEOLIB is intended to encourage the broad and lively discussion of
>> >> issues relating to the selection, evaluation,
>> >> acquisition,bibliographic
>> >> control, preservation, and use of current and evolving video formats
>> >> in
>> >> libraries and related institutions. It is hoped that the list will
>> >> serve
>> >> as an effective working tool for video librarians, as well as a
>> >> channel
>> >> of communication between libraries,educational institutions, and video
>> >> producers and distributors.
>> >>
>> >> VIDEOLIB is intended to encourage the broad and lively discussion of
>> >> issues relating to the selection, evaluation,
>> >> acquisition,bibliographic
>> >> control, preservation, and use of current and evolving video formats
>> >> in
>> >> libraries and related institutions. It is hoped that the list will
>> >> serve
>> >> as an effective working tool for video librarians, as well as a
>> >> channel
>> >> of communication between libraries,educational institutions, and video
>> >> producers and distributors.
>> >>
>> >> VIDEOLIB is intended to encourage the broad and lively discussion of
>> >> issues relating to the selection, evaluation,
>> >> acquisition,bibliographic control, preservation, and use of current
>> >> and evolving video formats in libraries and related institutions. It
>> >> is hoped that the list will serve as an effective working tool for
>> >> video librarians, as well as a channel of communication between
>> >> libraries,educational institutions, and video producers and
>> >> distributors.
>> >>
>> >
>> > VIDEOLIB is intended to encourage the broad and lively discussion of
>> > issues relating to the selection, evaluation, acquisition,bibliographic
>> > control, preservation, and use of current and evolving video formats in
>> > libraries and related institutions. It is hoped that the list will serve
>> > as an effective working tool for video librarians, as well as a channel
>> of
>> > communication between libraries,educational institutions, and video
>> > producers and distributors.
>> >
>>
>>
>> Gary Handman
>> Director
>> Media Resources Center
>> Moffitt Library
>> UC Berkeley
>>
>> 510-643-8566
>> ghandman@library.berkeley.edu
>> http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/MRC>>
>> "I have always preferred the reflection of life to life itself."
>> --Francois Truffaut
>>
>>
>> VIDEOLIB is intended to encourage the broad and lively discussion of
>> issues relating to the selection, evaluation, acquisition,bibliographic
>> control, preservation, and use of current and evolving video formats in
>> libraries and related institutions. It is hoped that the list will serve as
>> an effective working tool for video librarians, as well as a channel of
>> communication between libraries,educational institutions, and video
>> producers and distributors.
>>
>
>
>
> --
> Best,
> Dennis Doros
> Milestone Film & Video
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> VIDEOLIB is intended to encourage the broad and lively discussion of issues
> relating to the selection, evaluation, acquisition,bibliographic control,
> preservation, and use of current and evolving video formats in libraries and
> related institutions. It is hoped that the list will serve as an effective
> working tool for video librarians, as well as a channel of communication
> between libraries,educational institutions, and video producers and
> distributors.
>
>

VIDEOLIB is intended to encourage the broad and lively discussion of issues relating to the selection, evaluation, acquisition,bibliographic control, preservation, and use of current and evolving video formats in libraries and related institutions. It is hoped that the list will serve as an effective working tool for video librarians, as well as a channel of communication between libraries,educational institutions, and video producers and distributors.
Received on Thu Oct 29 12:31:41 2009